The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-09
SATURDAY, APRIL Q, 1887.
.LOCALS.-

Perch fishing in the Bay has been q
failure this spring.
The ETHEREAL mildness on Monday
fortold what summer will be.
Miss Bessie T. Sickler of Salem hi
been visiting friends at the Cove dur
ing the week.
The friends of Miss Fannie Springer
are pleased to Sea her out again after
her long Illness.
We expect next week to begin a
series of articles on western life which
will be very interesting.
Dae once despised trade dollars are
& ing into circulation again since
Uncle Sam has agreed to redeem them,
New Castle has protited by thu expert
ence of her recent fire aud purchased a
new FIRE engine and hose costing over
$4,000.
Sweet potatoes are advancing IN
price. They IRE worth now $2.25 ana
81 so per barrel for large and 81 and
S1.25 for small.
Those hwo love good celery should
grow NelIis's self blanching, We have
a few packages for sale at the RECORD
First come, first served.
A Pennsgrove young man expressed
his grief for the loss OF n lady friend
who was recently married to another
fellow by wearing Grape.
The butchering firm of kiile q
Shoemaker have dissolved partnership.
William Shoemaker will continue the
business at the old stand.
The steamer Thomas Clyde has been
running during the week in place OIL
the Major Reybold which has been
taken to Wilmington to be overhanlrd.
Fishermen made a haal in the lock
of the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
Mt Delaware City last week and caught
5000 herring which were sold for Sl,W
per hundred.
The attention of travellers TO Will
mlneton is called to the ad. Of Alfred
S~pringer's restaurant aud boarding
house In another column. Give him a
call when you go to Wilmington.
The schooner ]. H. p. Moore with a
load of lumber from Washington, N.
&. for john summerill & Bro. arrived
an Monday. She lay in Hampton
Roads last week during tue blow.
The Parvin Iron Wagon Works are
running to its full capacity. They
have recently put in another forge aud
engage two more blacksmiths. They
hope to turn out two wagons a day
soon.
Now being the time for repairing
wagons VIM. P. Denny wishes 20 in
form the public he is fully equipped
with first class painter and workmen
to do the finest carriage work at his
shop. wv
We congratulate our friend Judge"
Springer on his matrimonial adventure.
We wish his present joy to wear well
nd may her spring time be abundantly
awarded with q bountiful harvest OF
ha ppiness through life's journey.
The ladies of ST Pauls church intend
to begin holding weekly sociables ut
the residents of the church members
in order To incresre s~ociability among
the church members. Next month
they will hold a crazy festival in the
hall.
Pusey & Jones Of Wilmington are
70 build a new steel centre board yacht
for Gen. Charles j. Paine, owner of
the Mayiower, to defend Americas
cup. The new craft will be SO feet
long on the water line.
John Summerill & Bro. received
word the first OF the week from Capt.
j. ID. Whitaker who Is IN Cuba where
he will remain three or four weeks un-
til he gets a cargo Of sugar to be
brought to tho Delaware Breakwater
for orders.
Pennsgrovs W. C. T. U. are max
ing extensive preparation to accommo-
date the visitors to the county onven
ton next week, and will endeavor to
make the occasion as entertaining and
pleasant as possible. The visitors will
be dined and supped in the League
room. All the citizens are invited to
be present at sessions of the convention.
Mr.. Powell Steel, Of the Produce
Commission firm of W.P Leap 4 20.
OF Philadelphia took II OF Upper
Neck's fairest daughters for his wife
on Wednesday. Mr.. Steel is live
business man aud has taken 4 worthy
kelpmeet. Mr.. and Mrs. Torton are
Nv left alone atthe light house rs all
their children are now married.
Wrhin a week or twn past "A 10th
ing Arm o; Wilmington has been send
iag balloons over to Jersey ut night
will, Il lieht attached to them and also
an order for u sui If closh hes A man
al Elmer found one last week and Sam
url Psncoast, of Woodstown, found an
other with the order attached. The
one found .as 10 feet long AMI 3 feet
in diameter and striped red, white, and
green.